Scopello (from the Greek "Skopelos" meaning "cliff") is located near the sea, on the slopes of the "Monte Sparagio". From the town you will have a view of the nature reserve "Lo Zingaro" and the "Golfo di Castellammare".
Scopello was once famous for tuna fishing, but now that's nothing more than a vague memory of the past. However, Scopello, undoubtedly thanks to its small size, managed to keep the authentic atmosphere of an old Sicily.
In Scopello you'll find a nice courtyard house ("baglio") from the 16th century, which accommodates ceramics boutiques, a bar and a restaurant in the shadow of a large eucalyptus. If you'd like to try the delicious "pani cunzatu" (a traditional local bread which is filled with tomatoes, local cheese, anchovies and herbs) or the sfincione, the Sicilian equivalent of the widely famous pizza, then you should definitely go to the village's baker who bakes his bread in a wood burning oven. You can enjoy this traditional food in the bakery's garden.
Close to the village there is the old tuna fishery ("La Tonnara"), where you can go for a swim and where you will also find traces of the tuna fishing activity. The rusty anchors, to which the tuna nets were attached, indicate the former use of this site. In the eighties of the last century, tuna fishing near Scopello came to an end. The only tuna fishery in Sicily, which is still active, is the one located in Favignana.
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